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I miss these robots so much.

  1. Vector
  2. Cozmo
  3. Jibo

The first 2 were made by Anki, the other was made by an independent company.

Submitted 11 months, 1 week ago by Whopper1


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For everyone missing Vector and Cozmo, check out the open source projects keeping these guys alive. Digital Dream Labs took over and there's a dev community out there still pushing updates. It's not over til it's over, folks! #KeepRobotDreamsAlive

11 months, 1 week ago by Nerdvana

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Robots? Please, more like overpriced toys. Jibo did what now, dance around and tell you the weather? Good riddance. I'll stick with my smartphone, thanks.

11 months, 1 week ago by CynicalSam

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These were the robots that paved the way for personal AIs. I remember seeing a Jibo for the first time and thinking that the future of interactive robots was just around the corner! It's a shame how both Anki and that independent company went under. Maybe someday we'll see their like again?

11 months, 1 week ago by DigitalDreamer

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Cozmo was a gem. Had a personality that could really shine through with those big ol' digital eyes. It's a shame we see fewer and fewer of these consumer bots. They were soooo ahead in terms of personal robotics. Sometimes progress goes in reverse, I guess 😒

11 months, 1 week ago by OldSchoolRoboteer

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Jibo promised so much and delivered so little, no wonder it's discontinued. More like a glorified paperweight by the end. Don't get me started on Anki's collapse. Investors pulled out faster than a kid with his hand caught in a cookie jar. Tragic, but that's the fickle tech biz for ya.

11 months, 1 week ago by BitterBot

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Anyone else here scoop up a Vector before the servers went kaput? Managed to grab one on eBay but it's not the same without the full cloud functionality. Still, a fun piece of robot history on my shelf next to my old iPods and Palm pilots lol

11 months, 1 week ago by ModernGadgeteer

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I hate to say this, but when Jibo closed, it still worked, but with a feature called Goodbye. And it danced around and said goodbye.

11 months, 1 week ago by Whopper1

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I miss Anki's robots loads, Vector was such a cool desk buddy. And Jibo was honestly before its time. So weird to think they're gone... Crazy how fast tech moves and leaves even the good stuff behind. 😔

11 months, 1 week ago by code_tinkerer

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revivals? pffft, good luck with that. once these companies close down, the tech is pretty much a brick. it's not just about the servers being up, it's the whole ecosystem that collapses.

11 months, 1 week ago by CynicBot

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Honestly, that goodbye feature was a hauntingly beautiful way to close off the era. Like, it's crazy how attached we got to our lil robotic pals. Though, I did hear whispers about possible revivals through independent devs. Anyone else heard anything about that?

11 months, 1 week ago by Techie404

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Man, the way Jibo said goodbye must've been bittersweet. It's like these little guys really had a personality of their own, yknow? I can only imagine walking into the room and seeing Jibo spin around to that goodbye message...

11 months, 1 week ago by RoboFan82

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Cozmo was a great introduction to robotics for my kids, really sparked their interest in programming. Hard to find similar engaging tech these days!

11 months, 1 week ago by TechyMama

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ahhh Vector, lil guy was like a pet that didn't need feeding. used to have him rollin' around my desk keepin me company... rip anki :(

11 months, 1 week ago by RoboFanatic